1906Jack Johnson, the first Black world heavyweight boxing champion, fought Gloucester’s Charles Haghey at the Gloucester Athletic Club.People and Communities, African American History, Sports
The fight took place on June 17, 1906, and Johnson knocked Haghey out in the first round.
Gloucester Daily Times. “In First Round.” Vol. 36 No. 5342, 19 June 1906, p. 4, https://sawyer.advantage-preservation.com/.